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Nick Clegg: A Heart That Will Yet Be Sorely Missed
As David Cameron was celebrating his party’s astonishing victory at the polls on May 8, his former coalition partner Nick Clegg delivered a mournful resignation speech. Immediately after the election, Mr Clegg stepped down as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
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Book Review: Niall Ferguson’s Civilization – Six Ways the West Beat the Rest
In much the same way Marxists internationalists held on to the belief that the workers’ revolution would sweep the world before it, today’s neoconservatives are convinced theirs is the only way forward. In this, neocons are but the most recent
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Sophie in ‘t Veld: Calling the European Council to Order
Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld believes that the freedom of every person to hold their own thoughts and opinions is a cornerstone of any democratic society. Her vision for Europe is based on the values of the Age of
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UNCTAD Investment and Enterprise Division: An Investment Perspective on International Taxation
Tax avoidance practices by multinational enterprises (MNEs) often depend on corporate structures that are built by routing investments through offshore investment hubs or conduits that help shift profits from higher to lower tax jurisdictions. In essence, corporate structures built through
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of WIR Finanzierer: Mark H van den Arend
Sometimes, all one needs is a break – lucky or otherwise. Mark H van den Arend got his one when Deutsche Bank hired him despite being a teenager with a slightly crooked CV that contained no discernible experience in either
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CFI.co Meets the CEO and Executive Director of Earthport: Hank Uberoi
Hank Uberoi is a man of vision. He also embarked on a singular mission: to reinvent the wheel of cross-border payment processing. In fact, the much-improved wheel is already a reality, spins smoothly, and allows for international remittances to be
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CFI.co Meets the CEO of Edgars Stores: Linda Masterson
Linda started working for Edgars as Group Financial Director and, after executing various roles in the business, became CEO on the 1st of April 2010. After a difficult decade during which the group’s working capital was decimated by hyperinflation, Edgars
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Caroline Criado-Perez: Ordeal and Success by Social Media
The rise of social media has transformed the way in which the world communicates. However, this can be a double-edged sword as freelance journalist, broadcaster, and campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez discovered. Ms Criado-Perez has been prolific user of social media and
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Troy Wiseman: Bamboo – A Sustainable Source of Fibre
Over the last ten years, REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and REDD+ developments have proved that the price attributed to, and the willingness to pay for, forest based ecosystem services – whether through compliance or voluntary schemes
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Godiva Chocolatier: What’s in a Name?
While love-struck Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet proclaimed that a name is just a name, nothing so straight forward applies in business. Especially in the fast moving consumer goods sector the company name, brand, image, and logo all play
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